Christina Maria Faye

Biography

Christina Faye Christina Faye is a versatile and accomplished pianist who is at home in many genres from classical to gospel to rock. Christina is the pianist for the Canadian Children's Opera Company, the internationally acclaimed Nathaniel Dett Chorale, and is the bandleader and rehearsal pianist for NewChoir, Toronto's original 100+ voice rock/pop choir who regularly perform to sold out audiences. She is featured prominently on the award winning and Grammy nominated soundtrack for Studio MDHR’s smash hit video game, ‘Cuphead’ and its sequel 'The Delicious Last Course' on both piano and celeste. Recently, her Reimagined Phillip Glass Piano Etudes collaborative project with world renown drummer Chris Sutherland wowed audiences at the 2022 Quebec International Drum Festival, a performance that will be broadcast on Drumeo in spring 2023. With the support of Yamaha, they recorded an album of the first 10 etudes in August of this year, which is set to be released in early 2024.

Over her career Christina has worked with many choirs, theatre and opera companies including the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Canadian Opera Company, Pax Christi Chorale, Opera Atelier, the Toronto Children's Chorus and many more and was previously the Principal Keyboardist for the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra.

Christina and soprano Kyra Millan continue to tour their hit 2 woman opera comedy show ‘Millan & Faye Present: The Opera!’ across Canada. She is also the MD for The Donway Covenant United Church in Toronto and is an in-demand educator and vocal coach.

Christina holds a Bachelor of Music from Brandon University and a Masters of Music from The Eastman School Of Music and is an Official Yamaha Keyboard and Piano Artist.